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 Presidential Succession

If, for any reason, the President of the United States is unable to fulfill his obligations, the Constitution provides for an order of succession. The correct order is listed to the left with the names of the office holders jumbled to the right. Your mission (should you decide to accept it) is to determine the correct name of the person holding that position and check under answer to see if you're correct.

If you have no patience for quizzes, buttons and games; a table with the correct names follows the quiz.

The Vice President
Donald Evans
Speaker of the House
Robert Byrd
President pro tempore of the Senate
John Hastert
Secretary of State
Richard Cheney
Secretary of the Treasury
Elaine Chao
Secretary of Defense
Colin Powell
Attorney General
Roderick Paige
Secretary of the Interior
Anthony Principi
Secretary of Agriculture
Tommy Thompson
Secretary of Commerce
Gale Norton
Secretary of Labor
Tom Ridge
Secretary of Health and Human Services
John Ashcroft
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Spencer Abraham
Secretary of Transportation
Paul O'Neill
Secretary of Energy
Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Education
Ann Veneman
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Mel Martinez
Secretary of Homeland Security

Norman Mineta
     

Answers

Accurate at creation date of September 2002.
Data Source: The White House

Update: Once all the changes in the cabinet are confirmed for the second term, we'll update this quiz to reflect the numerous changes all at once.

Simply highlight the column with your mouse to see the correct names - we used white text on white just in case any of the younger set scrolled down in error and didn't really want to see the right answers yet.

1 The Vice President Richard Cheney
2 Speaker of the House John Hastert
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Colin Powell
5 Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill
6 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
7 Attorney General John Ashcroft
8 Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton
9 Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman
10 Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
11 Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
12 Secretary of Health & Human Services Tommy Thompson
13 Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Mel Martinez
14 Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
15 Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
16 Secretary of Education Roderick Paige
17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi
18 Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
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Determined by Congress if Necessary

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